About the Author

Jeremy C. Young is a doctoral student in U.S. History at Indiana University
and a writer for the History News Service.

HNS

The History News Service (HNS) is an informal syndicate of professional historians who seek to bring the perspective of history into current debates over public affairs.

The mission of HNS is to connect scholarly history and popular journalism The HNS provides free distribution of history-related op-ed essays to newspapers and news Web sites, including the History News Network.